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piechartking

(617 posts)
Sat Feb 13, 2016, 09:20 PM Feb 2016

Obama should dare the Republicans to block his Progressive, African-American, Female nominee...

...Let them fight him all year on that nomination. Inflame the AA community and inspire massive turnout in November. Maybe Obama can't run a third term, but he can still fire up the Democratic base.

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Obama should dare the Republicans to block his Progressive, African-American, Female nominee... (Original Post) piechartking Feb 2016 OP
yes, or this person randys1 Feb 2016 #1
A 40-something Latino SCOTUS nominee would be better... Califonz Feb 2016 #2
That's true - but which group do you worry more about for turnout? for me... piechartking Feb 2016 #4
Obama is going to nominate some bland moderate, that's his MO. davepc Feb 2016 #3
What does he have to lose? eom piechartking Feb 2016 #5
Nothing, it's just who he is, who he's always been. davepc Feb 2016 #7
Michelle stellarmom Feb 2016 #6
 

Califonz

(465 posts)
2. A 40-something Latino SCOTUS nominee would be better...
Sat Feb 13, 2016, 09:30 PM
Feb 2016

Watch GOP efforts to attract the Latino vote go down the drain by blocking a Latino SCOTUS nominee!

piechartking

(617 posts)
4. That's true - but which group do you worry more about for turnout? for me...
Sat Feb 13, 2016, 09:39 PM
Feb 2016

...I worry about AA turnout more than Latino. I think Latino is more regular, but I could be mistaken.

davepc

(3,936 posts)
3. Obama is going to nominate some bland moderate, that's his MO.
Sat Feb 13, 2016, 09:32 PM
Feb 2016

I have little faith he'll make a bold liberal choice.

davepc

(3,936 posts)
7. Nothing, it's just who he is, who he's always been.
Sat Feb 13, 2016, 10:13 PM
Feb 2016

He's a slow moving left leaning incrementalist and doesn't have a radical bone in his body.

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